Man slaps French President Emmanuel Macron while he was greeting the crowd
French President Emmanuel Macron was slapped in the face on Tuesday by a man in a crowd of onlookers while on a walkabout in southern France, video of the incident has gone viral on social media.
Macron’s security entourage quickly responded and intervened to toss the man to the ground and move the President away from him. Two people were arrested in this connection, broadcasters BFM TV and RMC radio reported.
The incident took place while Macron was on a visit to the Drome region in south-eastern France, where he met restaurateurs and students to talk about how life is returning to normal after the Covid-19 epidemic.
In video circulating on social media, Macron, dressed in shirt sleeves, could be seen walking towards a crowd of well-wishers who were behind a metal barrier
